Advanced Liquid Rocket Engine Design Workshop

DURATION: THREE DAYS
COURSE NO.: 5098

This course builds on the liquid rocket engine design factors developed in Course 5095, Liquid Rocket Engine Design. Using instructor-provided "intelligent spreadsheets", the individual elements that define a new engine system are expanded to specify and select requirements for the design. Case studies are introduced to assist the user in understanding trade-offs and achieving the proper balance in the various elements of the finished design.

COURSE MATERIALS:
Include extensive notes and reference materials. Attendees are required to bring a laptop computer configured with Excel 97 or later to class. Sample spreadsheets used in the case studies will be distributed by the instructor.

Launch vehicle propulsion system engineers, project engineers, program managers, and other technical professionals who require or desire a deeper knowledge of liquid rocket engine systems design.

How to select and specify requirements for liquid rocket engine design. Engine system power balance. Engine start considerations. Use of software to pull it all together.

1. Design of a New System: Requirements.
   

   Selection of: 1) Engine Thrust Level. 2) Engine Velocity Increment Capability. 3) Specific Impulse Requirements. 4) Propellant Combination. 5) Mixture Ratio. 6) Chamber Pressure. 7) Nozzle Area Ratio. 8) Engine Powerplant Cycle.

2. The Engine System Power Balance Problem.
   

   Introduction to the Engine Power Balance problem. Use of "intelligent spreadsheets" in solving the Engine Power Balance problem. Case Study 1: Space Engine Power Balance. Case Study 2: Pump-Fed Booster Engine Power Balance.

3. Engine Start - System Considerations and Constraints